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enBen Bradlee, America's Most Iconic Newspaper Editor, Dies at 93http://www.adweek.com/news/press/ben-bradlee-americas-most-iconic-newspaper-editor-has-died-93-160915
David Griner<img src="http://www.adweek.com/files/imagecache/node-detail/news_article/fea-35av-bradlee-02-2013.png"> <p>
He became the face, voice and spirit of tough-talking, detail-obsessed newspaper editors when his team&#39;s coverage took down a president, and Ben Bradlee&#39;s legacy is sure to live on among generations of journalists who will never even see a printing press.</p>
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Benjamin C. Bradlee <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/ben-bradlee-legendary-washington-post-editor-dies-at-93/2014/10/21/3e4cc1fc-c59c-11df-8dce-7a7dc354d1b1_story.html?wpisrc=al_comboPN" target="_blank">died of natural causes at his home today.</a> He was 93. He is survived by his wife, Sally Quinn, and son, Quinn Bradlee.</p>
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As managing editor and later executive editor of The Washington Post during its rapid rise to international prominence, Bradlee steered Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward&#39;s Pulitzer-winning coverage of Watergate, a political scandal that eventually helped unravel Richard Nixon&#39;s presidency.<br />
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Bradlee transformed a sleepy, city newspaper into a national powerhouse that went head-to-head with The New York Times. He was tapped in 1965 by Washington Post Co. president Katharine Graham to run the paper, moving over from Newsweek (also owned by the Post) to be the managing editor. Len Downie Jr. succeeded Bradlee as executive editor when Bradlee retired in 1991. Bradlee will perhaps best be remembered not as himself but instead as he was portrayed by Jason Robards in 1976&#39;s All the President&#39;s Men.</p>
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Bradlee also signed off on publication of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagon_Papers" target="_blank">the Pentagon Papers,</a> the government&#39;s secret history of the Vietnam War. After a hard-fought legal battle, the Post and The New York Times won permission from the Supreme Court to reveal the documents.</p>
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Bradlee&#39;s tenure at the Post was marked by great success for the newspaper. Its readership and newsroom staff both doubled under his leadership, the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/ben-bradlee-legendary-washington-post-editor-dies-at-93/2014/10/21/3e4cc1fc-c59c-11df-8dce-7a7dc354d1b1_story.html" target="_blank">Post obituary noted</a>.&nbsp;</p>
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The PressBen BradleeNewspapersObituariesThe Washington PostWed, 22 Oct 2014 01:43:41 +0000160915 at http://www.adweek.comTerrie Hall, Star of the CDC's Anti-Smoking Ad Campaign, Dies at 53http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/terrie-hall-star-cdcs-anti-smoking-ad-campaign-dies-53-152514
David Kiefaber<img src="http://www.adweek.com/files/imagecache/node-detail/terrie-hall-ep.jpg"> <p>
Terrie Hall, who starred in Arnold&#39;s <a href="/node/139063">brutal national anti-smoking campaign</a> for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/health/woman-featured-stark-cdc-anti-smoking-ads-dies-4B11177826" target="_blank">died this week in North Carolina.</a> The image of Hall hiding the ravages of smoking-induced cancer with a wig, false teeth and a scarf is pretty harrowing, and the same can be said for her artificial voicebox. Those get used a lot in anti-smoking ads, but there&#39;s always something heartbreaking about them. I often wonder if people like Terrie are being exploited, if their real suffering should be harvested for a marketing effort, even one that&#39;s relevant to their condition. But the CDC says the campaign, called &quot;Tips From Former Smokers,&quot; prompted <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/health/graphic-anti-smoking-ads-helped-100-000-kick-habit-good-8C11111432" target="_blank">100,000 people to quit.</a> &quot;She was a public health hero,&quot; CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden said of Hall. &quot;She may well have saved more lives than most doctors do.&quot; Hall was 53.</p>
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Advertising & BrandingAnti-smokingCDCObituariesCreativeThu, 19 Sep 2013 11:21:00 +0000152514 at http://www.adweek.comGeorgia Man's Colorful Obituary Is Hilarious, Heartwarming and Surely Not All Truehttp://www.adweek.com/adfreak/georgia-mans-colorful-obituary-hilarious-heartwarming-and-surely-not-all-true-152495
David Griner<p>
<img alt="" src="/files/adfreak/images/3/McCullough-300.jpg" style="width: 275px; float: left; padding: 5px 10px 0 0;" />He was a lover of women&mdash;women like &quot;Crazy Pam&quot; and &quot;Big Tittie Wanda.&quot; He &quot;hated vegetables and hypocrites.&quot; He was &quot;great at growing fruit trees, grilling chicken and ribs, popping wheelies on his Harley at 50 mph, making everyone feel appreciated and hitting Coke bottles at thirty yards with his 45.&quot; He &quot;loved deep fried Southern food smothered in Cane Syrup, fishing at Santee Cooper Lake, Little Debbie Cakes, Two and a Half Men, beautiful women, Reeses Cups and Jim Beam. Not necessarily in that order.&quot; He didn&#39;t always drink beer, but when he did &hellip; well, you know.</p>
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He was William Freddie McCullough of Bloomingdale, Ga., and according to his obituary, he was one of the <a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/savannah/obituary.aspx?n=william-mccullough&amp;pid=166950349" target="_blank">most interesting men in the world.</a> Since being posted last Saturday, three days after his death at age 61, McCullough&#39;s obituary has quickly become an online sensation. Written by his eldest son, the tribute is rich in questionably accurate anecdotes, even noting that McCullough died &quot;when he rushed into a burning orphanage to save a group of adorable children. Or maybe not. We all know how he liked to tell stories.&quot;</p>
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The obituary lists several of McCullough&#39;s ladyfriends by nickname and describes his three failed attempts at married life. &quot;Freddie adored the ladies. And they adored him,&quot; the piece notes. &quot;There isn&#39;t enough space here to list all of the women from Freddie&#39;s past. There isn&#39;t enough space in the Bloomingdale phone book.&quot;</p>
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The son, Mark McCullough, <a href="http://savannahnow.com/news/2013-09-16/he-hated-vegetables-and-hypocrites#.Ujmj7SRQ0-V" target="_blank">tells the Savannah Morning News</a> (where the obit appeared) that he read dozens of other obituaries and found them too bland and formulaic for his father. &quot;Our dad was a unique and special guy,&quot; Mark says. &quot;I wanted to do things differently to honor him with an obit that fit him.&quot;</p>
Advertising & BrandingObituariesWed, 18 Sep 2013 13:23:09 +0000David GrinerTalia Castellano, the World's Most Inspiring CoverGirl, Dies of Cancer at 13http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/talia-castellano-worlds-most-inspiring-covergirl-dies-cancer-13-151203
Tim Nudd<img src="http://www.adweek.com/files/imagecache/node-detail/talia-castellano-hed-2013-ep.jpg"> <p>
Talia Castellano, the <a href="http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/meet-talia-castellano-worlds-most-inspiring-covergirl-144467">13-year-old honorary CoverGirl</a> who inspired and entertained hundreds of thousands with her fighting spirit and her <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/taliajoy18" target="_blank">YouTube makeup tutorials,</a> died Tuesday at age 13. &quot;It is with a heavy heart that we share with all of you that Talia has earned her wings at 11:22am,&quot; reads a post on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=548534225205505" target="_blank">Angels for Talia</a> Facebook page. &quot;Please lift her beautiful soul, her beautiful light to heaven and please send your love and prayers to her family during this most difficult time. God speed little one, may you be free from pain and suffering, may your soul feel the light and love that you brought to so many of us on this Earth during the short time you were her with us. We will miss you more than you will ever know baby girl.&quot; Talia&#39;s dream was to meet Ellen DeGeneres, which she did last September&mdash;and where CoverGirl surprised her by unveiling the poster above. Her last post on YouTube, where she had 760,000 subscribers, was posted a month ago. See it below.</p>
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Advertising & BrandingCosmeticsCoverGirlObituariesTim Nudd151203 at http://www.adweek.comDebi Austin, Star of Infamous Anti-Smoking Ad, Is Dead at 62http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/debi-austin-star-infamous-anti-smoking-ad-dead-62-147598
David Kiefaber<img src="http://www.adweek.com/files/imagecache/node-detail/blogs/debi-austin.jpg"> <p>
Debi Austin, better known as the lady who smoked a cigarette through a tracheotomy hole in her neck in the infamous &quot;Voicebox&quot; anti-smoking ad, <a href="http://www.latimes.com/health/la-me-debi-austin-20130301,0,4565474.story" target="_blank">died Feb. 22</a> after a 20-year battle with cancer. She was 62. The California Department of Public Health released a statement about Debi on its website in which CDPH director Dr. Ron Chapman applauded her for showing &quot;tremendous courage by sharing her story to educate Californians on the dangers of smoking.&quot; He&#39;s absolutely right about that. The &quot;Voicebox&quot; ad, from 1996, is a good example of how advertising can use real people&#39;s stories for the greater good, and without exploiting them. More to the point, Debi was brave for putting what many would call a weakness or personal failing to work as a public service, and for doing so with dignity and poise. She would also become a powerful anti-smoking advocate, and made two ads more recently&mdash;see those after the jump. May she rest in peace.</p>
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Advertising & BrandingAnti-smokingHealthObituariesPSAsCreativeThu, 28 Feb 2013 16:33:33 +0000147598 at http://www.adweek.comEtch A Sketch Honors Its Late Inventor With Lovely, Sad Tribute Adhttp://www.adweek.com/adfreak/etch-sketch-honors-its-late-inventor-lovely-sad-tribute-ad-147162
Tim Nudd<img src="http://www.adweek.com/files/imagecache/node-detail/etch-a-sketch-ep.jpg"> <p>
Andr&eacute; Cassagnes, inventor of the Etch A Sketch, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/04/business/andre-cassagnes-etch-a-sketch-inventor-is-dead-at-86.html" target="_blank">died Jan. 16 at the age of 86.</a> Now, the brand&#39;s ad agency, Team Detroit, has crafted this tribute to the man. Showing the toy upside down allows the knobs to become eyes, of course, but also subtly communicates that the toy will continue to bring joy to countless children&mdash;held the right way up, it shows a smiling face. Team Detroit has produced one-off Etch A Sketch ads before&mdash;notably when the brand <a href="/node/139270">declared itself apolitical</a> after a Mitt Romney aide likened his campaign to an Etch A Sketch that could be shaken up on the fly.</p>
Advertising & BrandingEtch A SketchObituariesTeam DetroitToysFri, 08 Feb 2013 16:51:08 +0000147162 at http://www.adweek.comDDB Tribute Ad Honors Visionary McDonald's CEO Fred L. Turnerhttp://www.adweek.com/adfreak/ddb-tribute-ad-honors-visionary-mcdonalds-ceo-fred-l-turner-146607
Tim Nudd<img src="http://www.adweek.com/files/imagecache/node-detail/fred-turner-mcdonalds-ep.jpg"> <p>
McDonald&#39;s agency DDB Chicago ran this newspaper ad in <em>The</em> <em>Wall Street Journal</em> last week honoring Fred L. Turner, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/09/business/fred-l-turner-innovative-chief-of-mcdonalds-dies-at-80.html" target="_blank">who died Jan. 7 at age 80.</a> Turner joined McDonald&#39;s in 1956 and was its CEO from 1974 to 1987. He is credited with taking Ray Kroc&#39;s company and turning it into what it is today. He was the architect of its &quot;quality, service and cleanliness&quot; model, and the Egg McMuffin and Chicken McNugget were both introduced on his watch.</p>
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Keith Reinhard, Chairman Emeritus, DDB Worldwide<br />
Silas Reeves, Designer, DDB Chicago<br />
David Oif, Creative Director, Copywriter, DDB Chicago<br />
Tim Souers, Creative Director, Art Director, DDB Chicago</p>
Advertising & BrandingFood & BeverageDdbMcDonald'sObituariesNewspaperTim NuddThu, 17 Jan 2013 16:33:15 +0000146607 at http://www.adweek.comDaniel J. Edelman Dies at 92http://www.adweek.com/news/press/daniel-j-edelman-dies-92-146555
Gabriel Beltrone<p>
Daniel J. Edelman, founder and chairman of the eponymous public relations agency, died today of heart failure, the agency confirmed. He was 92 years old.</p>
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Edelman founded Edelman, the company, in 1952 in Chicago. It is now among the largest and most prestigious public relations networks in the world, representing clients including Kraft, Unilever and Samsung.</p>
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Edelman, a graduate of Columbia College and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, served during World War II in the intelligence division of the U.S. Army where he produced newspapers for other soldiers and analyzed German propaganda. After the war, Edelman also worked as a news writer at CBS and a publicist at record label Musicraft and hair-care company Toni before launching his own firm. Toni was its first client. Cake company Sara Lee was its second.</p>
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Edelman&rsquo;s accomplishments also included inventing the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line in 1981 and working with StarKist to introduce dolphin-safe nets in 1989.</p>
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Edelman and his company have also worked for causes including the Global Coalition on HIV/AIDS and Save the Children.</p>
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Edelman, the company, now has 66 offices around the globe, with more than 4,500 employees. Edelman, the man, is survived by his son Richard, now the company&rsquo;s president and CEO. Daniel Edelman&rsquo;s wife, Ruth Ann Rozumoff Edelman, is a member of the firm&rsquo;s board of directors. His daughter Renee and his son John also work at the company.</p>
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A picture of Edelman appeared today on the company&rsquo;s website in his memory, along with a brief statement: &ldquo;There will never be another Dan Edelman&mdash;indomitable, ever modest, always resilient, ready for the next challenge. His story inspires us all.&rdquo;</p>
The PressEdelmanObituariesTue, 15 Jan 2013 18:04:45 +0000146555 at http://www.adweek.comIs It Worth It? Notes on Life and Career From a Late Admanhttp://www.adweek.com/adfreak/it-worth-it-notes-life-and-career-late-adman-145043
David Gianatasio<img src="http://www.adweek.com/files/imagecache/node-detail/linds_redding_ep.jpg"> <p>
&quot;So was it worth it? Well, of course not. It turns out it was just advertising. There was no higher calling. No ultimate prize.&quot;</p>
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That&#39;s one conclusion drawn by Linds Redding in <a href="http://www.thesfegotist.com/editorial/2012/march/14/short-lesson-perspective" target="_blank">&quot;A Short Lesson in Perspective,&quot;</a> a 3,000-word essay the longtime creative executive <a href="http://www.lindsredding.com/2012/03/11/a-overdue-lesson-in-perspective/" target="_blank">wrote on his blog</a> earlier this year, republished by the San Francisco Egotist. Redding was diagnosed with esophageal cancer last year. <a href="http://www.thesfegotist.com/news/national/2012/october/31/rip-linds-redding-most-important-writer-weve-ever-had-sf-egotist" target="_blank">He died last month at age 52.</a> The piece finds Redding&mdash;an art director, designer and animator&mdash;taking serious stock of his personal and professional life. He opens with &quot;The Overnight Test,&quot; recounting how, in the early 1980s when his career began, he&#39;d spend the day pinning campaign ideas to the office wall, returning the next morning with invaluable fresh perspective allowing him to gauge the true merit of his efforts and renewed enthusiasm for the projects at hand. Redding laments the subsequent technologically driven homogenization of creativity, arguing that creatives became&mdash;or more accurately, in his estimation, allowed themselves to become&mdash;abused by a system that exploited their propensity for putting in endless hours to generate and refine ideas, while receiving progressively fewer rewards in return.</p>
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Redding spreads the blame, castigating both the corporate world, which naturally exploits human assets to maximize profits, and the worker drones themselves, blinded by golden trophies and expanding paychecks until they lose sight of what&#39;s really important. Many practitioners fell into anxiety-laced depression, alcoholism, drug abuse and worse. Their home lives and health collapsed in the endless striving for creative kudos and a misplaced desire to please a bottom-line-obsessed system that could care less about their suffering. Ultimately, he calls into question his 30-year professional existence&mdash;his entire adult life, essentially. &quot;I&rsquo;m not really sure it passes The Overnight Test,&quot; he writes.</p>
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It&#39;s a sobering diatribe, but compellingly written, with such straightforward language and clear-eyed observation that it manages to sidestep maudlin self-pity. It fits all hard-charging workplace cultures, not just the ad biz. In the end, Redding advocates personal responsibility: &quot;If you&#39;re reading this while sitting in some darkened studio or edit suite agonizing over whether Housewife A should pick up the soap powder with her left hand or her right, do yourself a favor. Power down. Lock up and go home and kiss your wife and kids.&quot; RIP, Linds. Your desire to share the wisdom of tough lessons lived and learned was well &quot;worth it,&quot; and your heartfelt effort to help others gain some perspective passes The Overnight Test with flying colors.</p>
Advertising & BrandingLinds ReddingObituariesWed, 07 Nov 2012 13:55:31 +0000145043 at http://www.adweek.comTony Scott's Final Commercial, for BBDO and Diet Mountain Dewhttp://www.adweek.com/adfreak/tony-scotts-final-commercial-bbdo-and-diet-mountain-dew-142990
Tim Nudd<img src="http://www.adweek.com/files/imagecache/node-detail/blogs/tony_scott_diet_mountain_dew.jpg"> <p>
Tony Scott, who committed suicide on Sunday at age 68, directed hundreds of ads&mdash;many of them award winners&mdash;through RSA Films, his and brother Ridley&#39;s commercial production company. Here&#39;s his final spot, via BBDO for Diet Mountain Dew, released earlier this month. It features Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban trying to tempt a diehard Diet Dew fan with untold riches if he&#39;ll just give him the last bottle at a convenience store. Features a classic Scott image of a speedboat ripping through the water. RIP, Tony. See a bunch more of his ads, including some classics, <a href="http://www.rsafilms.com/company/rsa-usa/director/tony-scott" target="_blank">over at the RSA website.</a> Credits after the jump.</p>
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Client: Diet Mountain Dew<br />
Agency: BBDO<br />
Producer: Chris Lenz<br />
Copywriter: Christopher Cannon<br />
Art Director: Eduardo Petersen</p>
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Production Company: RSA Films<br />
Director: Tony Scott<br />
Director of Photography: Jeff Cronenweth</p>
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Editorial: Skip Film<br />
Editor: Skip Chaison</p>
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Visual Effects, Postproduction: Smoke &amp; Mirrors<br />
Chief Creative Officer: Sean Broughton<br />
Flame Artists: Brian Benson, Sam Caine<br />
Junior Flame Artist: Ross Vincent<br />
Flame Assistant: Dan Bowhers<br />
Head of Production: Amy Selwocki</p>
Advertising & BrandingFood & BeverageBbdoMountain DewObituariesTony ScottTim NuddAgencyMon, 20 Aug 2012 12:42:26 +0000142990 at http://www.adweek.comDoritos Inventor Dies at 97, Will Be Buried With His Beloved Chipshttp://www.adweek.com/adfreak/doritos-inventor-dies-97-will-be-buried-his-beloved-chips-135249
Tim Nudd<img src="http://www.adweek.com/files/imagecache/node-detail/blogs/doritos-casket.jpg"> <p>
Arch Clark West, the <em>Mad Men</em>-era marketing executive at Frito Co. whose quirky idea to sprinkle cheesy powder on corn chips led to Doritos, one of the world&#39;s great snacks, <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/obituary-headlines/20110922-arch-west-retired-frito-lay-marketing-man-behind-doritos-dies-at-97.ece?action=reregister" target="_blank">died last Tuesday at 97.</a> Now, he&#39;s taking his chips with him to the salty hereafter. West&#39;s daughter tells the <em>Dallas Morning News</em> that the family will sprinkle Doritos at West&#39;s funeral this coming Saturday. &quot;We are tossing Doritos chips in before they put the dirt over the urn,&quot; she says. &quot;He&#39;ll love it.&quot; It is no doubt a poignant gesture. But is it inappropriate to point out that this is reminiscent of the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPTAOgPIUds" target="_blank">less-than-tasteful Super Bowl spot</a> that Doritos aired in February 2010, in which a doofus fakes his death&mdash;in order to get his &quot;dying wish&quot; of &quot;a jumbo casket full of Doritos?&quot; In the ad, the guy is seen munching on the chips in his coffin&mdash;that is, until the coffin falls and pops open. With any luck, West&#39;s funeral won&#39;t feature quite as much slapstick comedy. Via <a href="http://consumerist.com/2011/09/doritos-creator-dies-at-97-will-be-buried-with-his-beloved-finger-staining-snack.html" target="_blank">Consumerist.</a></p>
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Advertising & BrandingDoritosFrito-layObituariesTim Nudd135249 at http://www.adweek.comRIP Randy Savage, Who Snapped Into Many a Slim Jimhttp://www.adweek.com/adfreak/rip-randy-savage-who-snapped-many-slim-jim-131855
Tim Nudd<img src="http://www.adweek.com/files/imagecache/node-detail/blogs/randy-savage-slim-jim.jpg"> <p>
Macho Man Randy Savage <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/20/florida.wrestler.dead/" target="_blank">tragically died today</a> in a single-vehicle accident in Florida, reportedly after suffering a heart attack. Savage, who was 58, followed his wrestling career with a successful role as Slim Jim&#39;s insanely energetic pitchman in the &#39;90s. For a guy who didn&#39;t speak so much as grunt, this was somewhat surprising. ConAgra Foods, which makes Slim Jims, released a statement today that read: &quot;We&#39;re saddened by the loss. Randy was a beloved ambassador for the Slim Jim brand for many years and will be greatly missed.&quot; See a few of his spots below. Hat tip: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/Mediawill" target="_blank">@Mediawill</a>.<br />
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Advertising & BrandingFood & BeverageCelebrity EndorsementsObituariesSlim JimVintageFri, 20 May 2011 20:06:11 +0000131855 at http://www.adweek.comLiz Taylor set the bar for celebrity perfumeshttp://www.adweek.com/adfreak/liz-taylor-set-bar-celebrity-perfumes-126909
Rebecca Cullers<p><a style="display: inline;" href="http://adweek.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c51c053ef0147e36a2ce7970b-pi"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341c51c053ef0147e36a2ce7970b" style="width: 425px;" title="White-diamonds" src="/files/adfreak/6a00d8341c51c053ef0147e36a2ce7970b-450wi" alt="White-diamonds" /></a></p>
<p>Elizabeth Taylor, who died Wednesday at 79, might have been a movie legend, but she was a marketing pioneer. While actresses had endorsed fragrances as far back as the 1950s, Taylor took it a step further by becoming the first celebrity to launch her own line of perfume—White Diamonds in 1991. Taylor did perfume before every starlet had to have her own. Watching her ads today, her influence is clear. Nowadays, you simply can't pimp a fragrance without a confusing, enigmatic commercial. Check out one spot below, and another after the jump, along with a handful of Taylor's movie trailers from a time when all you had to do to sell a movie was to say Elizabeth was in it.</p>
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<p><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/P7v4t0_OvrY" frameborder="0" height="269" width="425"></iframe></p>http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/liz-taylor-set-bar-celebrity-perfumes-126909#commentsAdvertising & BrandingCullersFragrancesObituariesWed, 23 Mar 2011 15:57:12 +0000126909 at http://www.adweek.comModel from infamous anorexia ad dead at 28http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/model-infamous-anorexia-ad-dead-28-11770
Tim Nudd<p><a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2010/12/model-from-infamous-anorexia-ad-dead-at-28.html" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Anorexia" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341c51c053ef0147e122a501970b" src="/files/adfreak/6a00d8341c51c053ef0147e122a501970b-450wi" style="width: 425px;" title="Anorexia" /></a></p>
<p>Isabelle Caro, the French model who starred in a notorious anti-anorexia campaign shot by Oliviero Toscani, <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40843680/ns/health-mental_health/" target="_blank">has died at age 28</a>, according to the Associated Press. <a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2007/09/italys-anti-ano-1.html" target="_self">We wrote about that campaign when it broke in 2007.</a> Caro weighed just 68 pounds at the time, and had battled anorexia since age 13. She was interviewed for Jessica Simpson&#39;s show <em>The Price of Beauty</em> this past March. See that video below.</p>
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David Gianatasio<p><a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2010/07/mr-steinbrenner-loomed-large-in-ads-too.html" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Steinbrenner" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341c51c053ef01348567323a970c " src="/files/adfreak/6a00d8341c51c053ef01348567323a970c-450wi" style="width: 425px;" /></a></p>
<p>George Steinbrenner was the last of the old-school sports owners: larger than life, outspoken, controversial. He was also the first of a new breed to emerge in the &#39;70s: hyperfocused and shrewd, intensely involved in the day-to-day machinations of his beloved New York Yankees and willing to spend whatever it took to win. As a slew of multimillionaire players from Reggie Jackson to A-Rod can attest, no price was too high. The World Series rings on their fingers—seven total under King George&#39;s reign—bear tribute to his battle plan. They booed him in Boston, but the Red Sox&#39;s free-agent-fueled titles in &#39;04 and &#39;07 underscore the fact that today, many are playing the Boss&#39;s game. Through the years, Steinbrenner made self-deprecating ads with his star players, managers and other celebs. The Visa spot with Derek Jeter, below, and the Miller Lite spot with Billy Martin, after the jump, were classics. Steinbrenner was frequently the biggest personality on screen. Criticized and praised, feared and revered, loved and hated—the man was, ultimately, a legend. George M. Steinbrenner died today at age 80. And no matter which direction he&#39;s heading now, he&#39;ll show &#39;em all who&#39;s Boss. </p>
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